House of Reps
24 Oct 2023
The House of Representatives has summoned the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, to offer clarity on the removal of forex restrictions on 43 items. The lower legislative chamber invited Cardoso during plenary on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance made by a lawmaker from Katsina…
20 Oct 2023
Nigerian lawmakers in the House of Representatives want the federal government and other sub-national governments to ban the use of the popular children's textbook ‘Queen Premier’ in schools for containing pro-LGBTQ+ texts. The lawmakers made the call on Thursday during plenary, following the adoption of a motion moved by Sulaiman Gumi, who wants the Nigerian…
18 Oct 2023
.Assures Tinubu of compliance with financial act, speedy budget passage House of Representatives has mandated its Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to investigate how N183.9 billion appropriated or disbursed as COVID-19 intervention funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government from 2020 to 2022 was spent. The lawmakers alleged that an auditor-general’s report…
16 Oct 2023
The House of Representatives has confirmed reports of moves to allocate vehicles to lawmakers despite economic slowdown. Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Akin Rotimi, in a statement at the weekend, confirmed that the National Assembly bureaucracy is in the phased process of procuring and distributing operational vehicles to members in the coming…
12 Oct 2023
The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, and the Chairman of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, over alleged detention and maltreatment of Nigerians in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion jointly sponsored by the Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley China (Rivers,…
11 Oct 2023
A serving member of the House of Representatives Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga representing Isa and Sabon Birnin Federal Constituency on the platform of e All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State is dead. The Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Danbuga reported that Danbuga passed away on Wednesday morning after a brief illness. A member, representing Sabon Birni…
10 Oct 2023
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to implement monetary policy adjustments to stabilise the currency. The call is sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Ismaila Dabo (APC-Bauchi state) at plenary on Tuesday in Abuja. Morning the motion, Dabo recalled that in June 2023, President Bola…
20 Sep 2023
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Abbas made this known durng an interactive session with…
13 Sep 2023
Rep. Dachung Bagos (PDP-Plateau) says he plans to challenge the ruling of the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal which nullified his election for the Jos South/East Federal Constituency. Bagos said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He faulted the tribunal’s judgement, saying that previous judgements had indicated that only the party or its…
7 Sep 2023
House of Representatives member, Mr Amobi Ogah says he would head to the Court of Appeal over the decision by the election petition tribunal to invalidate his election. The Labour Party (LP) lawmaker representing Isiukwato, Umunneochi federal constituency of Abia State argued that the tribunal verdict was tantamount to a travesty of justice. The tribunal…
7 Sep 2023
About $46 billion translating to N16.25 trillion was lost to crude oil theft between 2009 and 2020, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, said on Thursday. According to the speaker, the menace of crude oil theft has drastically hampered the growth of the country's oil production, with Nigeria losing between five to 30…
6 Sep 2023
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee set up to investigate crude oil theft and loss of revenue from gas has vowed to unveil the identities of those behind oil theft in the country. Rep. Kabiru Rurum, chairman of the committee said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of its…
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